Breakdown of Çukurlara ikişer kilo gübre gömdük.
iki
two
gübre
fertilizer
çukur
hole / pit (in the ground)
gömmek
to bury
kilo
kilogram
Questions & Answers about Çukurlara ikişer kilo gübre gömdük.
What does the -şer suffix do in ikişer?
It is the distributive suffix. Because iki ends in a vowel, it takes -şer instead of -er. In this sentence, it translates to "two each," showing that we didn't just bury two kilos of fertilizer in total, but rather two kilos into every single hole.
Why isn't the word for kilos plural (kilolar)?
In Turkish, nouns that follow a number always stay in the singular form. This rule applies to distributive numbers just like regular ones, so we say ikişer kilo (two kilos each) rather than ikişer kilolar.
Why does çukurlara end with the -a suffix?
The verb gömmek (to bury) implies moving something into a location, so it requires the dative case (meaning "to" or "into"). Here, çukur (hole) gets the plural -lar, followed by the dative -a, to mean "into the holes."
Why doesn't gübre (fertilizer) have an accusative suffix like -yi?
Because it acts as an indefinite direct object. We are burying some general "fertilizer," not a specific, previously mentioned batch ("the fertilizer"). Indefinite objects don't take the accusative case suffix and usually sit right in front of the verb.
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